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[ECONOMICS]. MANDEVILLE, Bernard (1670–1733). The Fable of the Bees; or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits. Introduction by F.B. Kaye. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.
2 volumes in one, 8vo. Title–page printed in red and black, several engraved facsimiles including frontispiece under captioned tissue guards. Contemporary half red levant, raised bands, gilt–lettering in compartments, top edge gilt, others uncut (spine gently darkened, few tiny spots of rubbing).
LIMITED EDITION, number 20 of 25 copies printed on india paper for presentation to friends. Originally published in 1705 as a satire of economic orthodoxy, the work is widely considered to be the seminal text of libertarian thought.